The Alpha Triplets And The Rogue
Chapter 153

Erica’s POV

Months have passed since we returned to the North Pack and as much as I would like to say that I have reached some sort of normalcy, that would be a lie. It doesn’t matter how many nannies the triplets bring in to help me with the twins I refuse all help. I cannot bring myself to trust anyone. Alice made sure of that.

Nightmares of my k********g plague my nights and I wake up screaming more often than not. My rational brain tells me that the threat disappeared with Alice’s death but my gut tells me that there are still those out there that wish harm on me and my children.

Tonight is no different than the nights before. A dream of Alice coming for Kieran wakes me from my sleep. I sit straight up in the bed. The brothers are sleeping soundly beside me. I chuckle a little when I see that Bryce is spooning Chris.

I squeeze my way out of bed. Ace reaches out for me in his sleep and I quietly slide my pillow into his arms. Snuggling deeply into my pillow, Ace inhales deeply before he begins to snore lightly again.

The soft glow of the clock on the bedside table lets me know that it is just after 4:00 AM. Quietly I shuffle out of the bedroom, and into the room next door. Kieran is sleeping on his stomach with his little butt up in the air. Raven is wide awake in her crib, staring at the ceiling like she is contemplating the day that is ahead of us.

A small part of me wonders if she understands the importance of this day. After months of arguments and discussions, the triplets and I have decided to reveal the truth about Raven to the four elder councils. If she is truly meant to rule us all one day it is time that we prepare the other four packs. We can only hope that the elders of the four packs listen to what we have to say.

“Hello, Little Bird,” I whisper to Raven, and she does happily when she sees me. “Are you nervous about today too?”

Raven c***s her head to the side and looks up at me with her bright blue eyes. She raises her arms begging me to pick her up.

I gather my child into my arms and I move the top of her nightgown out of the way to reveal the birthmark that has been growing darker by the day. At first, it was no more than a tiny red mark on her back. Now it has taken the form of a crescent moon. The mark of the Moon Goddess.

When I was told that I wasn’t Raven’s mother I was confused but now I realize that she is a direct descendant of Selene herself.

“Do you want to come do more research with Mommy?” I ask as I snuggle my nose in her neck and inhale her scent of fresh rain. Raven latches onto my arm and lays her head on my shoulder. “I will take that as a yes,” I giggle to myself.

Quietly, I pad down the hallway of the North Pack pack house to the library. Ace had all of the books on mythical creatures moved into this library. We have been searching for months for more information on Raven but we keep coming up short. She seems to be the first of her kind.

With Raven resting peacefully on my arm I pull the book about mythical creatures off the shelf. The book that only I can read. I flip to the page about white wolves and wonder what is written on the missing half of the page. Who would rip a page out of a book that they couldn’t read? Unless, of course, it was read by someone like me.

The only other mythical creature that I can think of was the oracle but she is long gone. But then inspiration strikes. Alice had access to both the book and the oracle. Quickly I get to my feet and rush from the library with Raven still sleeping soundly on my shoulder.

Walking as quickly as I can without disturbing Raven I make my way to the office that used to belong to Alice. It is technically my office now but I haven’t been able to step foot inside. Standing outside of the office panic rises in my chest as I place my hand on the doorknob.

Stepping into the office that hasn’t been touched since Alice was banished from this pack is odd. There is a fine coating of dust on every surface. It is the only room of the pack house that isn’t sparkling clean. Slowly, I walk into the office and sit behind the desk. I sift through the papers that are laying on top of the desk trying not to stir up too much dust.

There are many important documents that should have been handled by me months ago but nothing that looks like a page ripped out of the mythical creature book.

I open up the drawers of the desk and realize that this is going to be a job for two hands. Alice didn’t seem to have any sort of filing system she just shoved everything in the drawers haphazardly.

A knock on the door drags me out of my search and I look up to see Ace standing in the doorway with a confused look on his face.

“Did you really think that stuffing a pillow in my face was going to keep me from realizing that you were gone?” He says with a pout on his lips.

I look at the clock and it has been about an hour since I first left the bedroom. “It worked for a while,” I muse while I continue my search.

Dust is beginning to stir up in the air and Raven begins to cough lightly. Ace immediately comes to my rescue and takes Raven from my arms. I don’t waste any time getting back to work as I dig through the drawers with both hands.

“What are you looking for?” Ace asks as he moves Raven away from the cloud of dust that I am creating.

“The missing piece,” I mumble under my breath. “Your mother had access to the oracle and the book. Why else would that page have been ripped from the book?”

At first Ace’s expression is confused. It is as if he cannot tell whether I have gone crazy or not. I can only imagine how I look to him right now. It is barely the c***k of dawn and I am pulling mounds of papers out of his mother’s desk and carefully inspecting each one.

“Do you want some help?” He asks me.

“You won’t be able to read it,” I say without looking up from my work. “Only I…”

I pause midsentence as I empty the bottom drawer of Alice’s desk. It obviously has a false bottom, the little fingerhole is a dead giveaway. Pulling up the bottom of the drawer I reveal a stack of papers and plans. I look through each piece of paper carefully.

“If your mother wasn’t already dead we would have enough evidence to put her away forever,” I say in awe to Ace.

Holding out the papers to him, he looks at each one with a shocked expression on his face. “Are these bribes?” He almost growls.

“Look at the dates,” I tell him and this time he actually does growl, waking Raven in his arms. “She sold you to the other packs before you were five years old. That is why the other packs were so angry. Not only were they promised Alphas for their packs they paid for you three too.”

Ace looks at me with wide eyes. “It looks like today’s meeting just got a lot more entertaining. Did you find what you were looking for?”

I shake my head no, but as I do I notice a piece of paper that I missed at the bottom of the drawer. I pick up the piece of paper and it begins to glow in my hands. A dark red crescent moon and words appear and I know that I have found exactly what I need.